Metallic packing.



PATENTED AUG. 14, 1906. H. A. KILBORN &'R. MAKER.

METALLIC PACKING.

I \PPLIOATION FILED FEB.16, 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HARRY A. KILBORN, F DUNSMUIR, AND RUFUS MAKER, or SACRAMENTO,

CALIFORNIA.

METALLIC PACKING.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 14, 1906.

Application filed February 16, 1906. Serial No. 301,522,

- metallic packing; and it consists in the combination of parts and details of construction which will be more fully explained by reference to the accompanying drawings in which I Figure 1 is a sectional view of the improved packlng. Figs. 2 and 3 are detail views of a member.

A is a stuffing-box, formed with or detachably securedto the cylinder or other part 20 which may contain a reciprocating piston,

and 2 is a piston-rod reciproca freely through a hole in the inner end of the stuffing-box or the cylinder-head to which it appertains.

The outer end of the stuffing-box A may have a gland or cap, through which the piston-rod also passes.

The packing to make a tight-joint and prevent the escape of any pressure from the cylinder through the stuiiing-box and gland consists of the hard-metal annular rings 4, 5, and 6 and the soft-metal split rings 7 and 8 and in conjunction with these a spring 9, by which the previously-named rings are forced together, and by reason of the peculiar relation of the soft-metal rings 7 and 8 andthe conical interiors of the rings 4. and 5 in which they are held the action of this spring constantly compresses the soft-metal rings against the piston-rod and also compensates for the wear of the interior of the rings automatically.

The ring 4 is turned down at its inner end to, form a shoulder and projecting flange, as

at 4, and the spring 9 fits snugly upon this shoulder and is thus maintained in proper relative position with the interior of the stuffing-box and the exterior of the piston-rod, so that in its compression it is held in position.

The joint is formed as follows: The softmetal ring 8 has its outer surface coned and corresponding in shape with the interior of the ring 5, against which it fits, and the outer end of this soft-metal ring seatsagainst the shoulder formed at the bottom of the interior of the ring 5 and through the opening in which thepiston-rod is movable.

The soft-metal ring 7 has its inner end made conical and in like manner fitting into the coned interior of the ring 4, A portion of the ring 7 extending from the base of its cone toward the ring 8 is made cylindrical, and the faces of the two rin s are made flat, so as to contact to ether, an when the packing is first put in t ere will be a considerable s ac'e between the hard-metal rings 4 and 5.

s the wear upon the soft-metal rings takes place the ring 7 should follow the ring 8 and gradually enter the ring 5.

An important feature of our invention is the means by which this is effected. It con-' sists in turning the outer end of the cylindrical portion of the ring 7 with a short cone portion 7 5 adapted to fit into the cone of the ring 5, and thus insure the advance of the ring as it is gradually compressed by the wear of the piston-rod.

In this manner the packing is always maintained tight until entirely worn out, and it is automatically adjustable, it not being necessary to take the rings out and turn off any portion or otherwise refit them and compensate for wear.

The outer face of the ring 5 is concaved slightly, as shown, and the corresponding contact-face of the ring 6 is similarly convex for the two contacting surfaces, thus forming compensation for any slight irregularity in movement of the piston-rod which passes through them.

In the operation of this packing the spring being fitted against the shoulder of the rin 4, as previously described, has its inner en so formed as to fit s uarely against the bottom or inner end of t e stufiing-box and maintained, as before described, out of contact with the piston-rod or with the inner periphery of the stuffing-box.

T e various rings beingput in place, the

gland is then drawn down to its position,

boxes, and the spring willbe'compressed into a comparatively small space'in'the inner end of the stufling-box. Its pressure acting upon the rings and'thecone contacting-facesof the tamed, a spring located between the inner outer rings 4 and 5 with the corresponding cone-faces of the rings 7 and 8, and the fact that said rings 7 and 8 are split-on the side, causes them to be compressed against -the piston-rod. The cut sides of the rim sbeing so placed as to break joints with eac other, it will be seen that there will be no leakage between these rings and the iston-rod.

'The wear that takes'place etwe'en the piston-rod and the cones is shown by practiceto be at the ends of the soft-metal cones, and as they thus wear to a thin edge by the gradual closing of' the 'rings they "areadvanced in their cones by'the pressure of the s ring.

The cone 7 having'its outer en made ta pering, as at7, as previously'describ'ed, it will be constantly advanced -to follow the cone 8, and its outer end' willfthus be caused to enterthe hard-metal outer cone 5' and folgland.

Having thus-described our invention, what we claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1 In a metallic-packing, the combination with a stuffing-box, and a land or follower, of complete ringshaving t e interior coneshaped, the bases of said cones presented toward each other,soft-metal split'ringsfitting said interior cones, and'having their bases-in contact, one of said rings being made thicker than the other and having its outer end beveled and adapted to enter the opposite outer cone, and a spring by which said cones are maintained in contact with each other and with the piston-rod.

2. A metallic packing consisting of a plurality of continuous rings having their contiguous interior ends made cone-shaped, split soft-metal rings correspondingly-coned and fitting the-outer rings, one ofsaid interior rings beingof less depth than its containing-socket, and the other having the contiguous end beveled and adapted to enter said socket, an inclosing stufiing box, a spring compressed between the inner ends of the packing. and the bottom of the stuffingbox, a gland or follower closing the stuffingbox, and between which and the s ring the packing-rings are automatically ad usted for wear.

' 3. In a metallic packing, a pluralityof continuous or uncut rings through which a piston-rod isre'ciprocable, said rings having th ir contiguous ends counterbored in conical-form,-soft-metal split rings, the interior of 'which fit the rod and the outer ends of which fit the coned interiors of the outer rings, a

stuffing-box within which'said'rings are-conend of the stufling-box and the contiguous packing-ring, an exterior ring having its outer surface faced and the inner end convex and fitting the corresponding. concavity in thecontiguous packing-ring and a land or follower fitting said faced ring, and etween which and the spring the packing-rings are compressed.

4. In a metallic packing, a stuifing-box and a gland or follower therefor, uncut'exterior rings having their contiguous ends 'counterbored-in conical form, soft split metal rings having ends coned tofit the coned interiors of the outer rings and having their'contiguous surfaces faced tofit, a joint fo-rming ringat theouter end with which theigland or follower makes a joint, a'sprinlocated-between the inner'end'o'f thest g-borand the contiguous solid ring, said ring having a flange and shoulder: around which the spring is fitted.

5. Ina metallic packing, a stuffin'g box, an exterior gland or follower, aspring located at the inner end of thestufling-boxysblid rings having contiguous coned counterbores and interior soft-metal split s'," fitting said counterbores and compressibleupon' the piston-rod, and a collar and flange formed'upon the end of the inner ring adapted to enter'the contiguous end of the spring to maintain the latter-in position. 6. An automatic metallic packing consisting of soft-metal conical compressibleseg- I ments, continuous uncut'rings of"--harder metal, having their interiorformed to receive the soft-metal cones, with the basesof the latter in contact, a containing-chamber or stuffing-box, and means for applying elastic pressure to advance the soft cones withirlthe outer ones.

7. --An automatic metallic packing, consisting of a 'stuffinibox' or chamber, continuous uncut rings wit continuous conical interiors, compressible segments of so'fter material fitting said: interiors and havin abutting bases,. and means for applying e asticpressure to advance and compress the segments within the outer cones.

8. In a metallic'packing, the combination with a stuffing-box andgland; of aspring,

uncut metal rings with conical interiors, segments of softer metal so disposed between said conical rings as to' prevent escape of fluidpressure,- said segments adapted under said pressure and in conjunction withfpressure om said spring, to-be automatically fed into said conical rings thus compensating for wear on said'segments.

9. In a metallic packing, the combination with a piston-rod, stuffing-box and gland, of

a spring, continuous conical metal rings, segments of softer metal, so disposed as to prevent escape of pressure, said segments adapt ed, under said pressure, and the additional ressure from-said sprin to be automatlcally fed into said conica rings, to com ensate for wear, one of said exterior rings aving a boss or shoulder on which to receive said spring whereby the spring is prevented set our hands in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

' HARRY A. KILBORN.

RUFUS MAKER. Witnesses to signature of Harry A. Kilborn:

GEORGE H. KILBORN, J. E. DU BosE. Witnesses to signature of Rufus Maker:

0. A. ELLIOTT, A. C. HINSON.

10 from coming in contact with the piston-rod. In testimony whereof we have hereunto i 

